Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-15
WASHINGTON.
TIE Royal Party Of Siamese Laaye ar
Unusually Favorable Impression
Upon Americans.
4 Personal Quarrel Between Two OH
cars OF High Rank Referred TO
Northumberland Sheridan
One and Two Dollar silver Certificate 5
to be Had on Application to the
Treasurer st Washington.
ADVANCEMENT IN SIAM.

ADVANCEMENT IN SIAM.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE royal par
ty Of Siamese that recently visited the |
city, has msde an unusually favorable !
Impression upon those who have met its |
members, the intelligence and polite |
bearing OF whom have caused the INFER
ence that progress il the land of the |
white elephant is keeping pace with that
of lands supposed ID be more enlightened. |
An otlicial at the State Department, com
menting on this view Of the subject, said
"It is by tribes that we can often infer
matters OF importance, and in comparing
the representatives of Siam that have lust
left US with those who were here three
years sgo, and considering them both as
representative Siamese, OF which | have
no doubt, should say thgt that country
has advanced at least thirty years in this
short time in the substitution of
European manners in place OF those they
received from their fathers. Perhaps
every one would not call this advance
ment,' but that is q matter OF opinion.
al had the pleasure, in an official Wey,
OF dining with the embassy here three
years ago and also with the visitors who
left US last week. The first dinner, re
member, was rather g stiff affair for me.
Most OF the company were attired in the
native costume Of Siam and spoke IN their
own tongue. On the table were dishes Of
rice and other food especially ordered,
with which the visitors were acquainted
at home. There were good many little
incidents At the table which, 20 O2e whose
ideas OF p0Iiteaess are formed by the Ell
quette OF any civilized country, would
have appeared decidedly crude, 10 say the
| least. Fingers, for instance, played g
part ususlIy taken by knives and forks.
"My dinner with the representatives Of
Siam showed that these these things had
| passed away. Every one spoke English,
land most of them huently. Tle conduct
OF all showed scrupulOus regard for the
niCeties of etiquette. | should have
thought dined with the most fastidious
Frenchmen from their manners The
dinner was the ordinary one served by
the Arlington, with no special dishes to
| remind me- Of my foreign hosts.
"in this&onnection there is one thing
| that will be interesting to those who be-
wall the tendency of some spoiled and
shallow sons Of America TO ape English
manners. Though said my hosts were
as fsstidious as Frenchmen, yet they are
as English as q Pennsylvania avenue
ldude. All their servants are English,
while The meniels Of the party visiting US
three years ESQ were all native Siamese
Their secretary is English, and the
English accent is dsCernible to the
acute ear in their pronunciation. l viii
not say that they say 'sw, sw' or WEAKLY
but they are very Englis' you know.
81 found them all very intelligent, and
the little sons OF the King OF Siam as
bright little boys as L ever met. who speak
our own tongue as their own"
PERSONAL QUARREL BETWEEN OFFICERS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-Lieutenant-
General Sheridan has under considera-
| ton charges preferred by Colonel w. d.
WhippIe, assistant acknowledgement
stationed at Governors IsIsnd, n. Y,
against Colonel W. D. Burns, assistant
commissary-general who is stationed
at the same place. Both officers are OF
the staff Of MsjoT-Geaeral Schofeld.
The charges alege conduct unbacOming
an Ctfi -er and gentleman, and grew cut
| OF an alteration between the two officers
over personal matter. Colonel Whip
| pie asserts Colonel Burns ebused him
shamefully, applying the most op2robrious
epithets TO him and struck him blow
when his back was turned. Colonel
Burns was placed under &rrest by Gen
| ersl SchCfeld. The matter was referred
to General Sheridan for the reason that
| there are not enough officers OF sufficient
rank ct the post 80 form court for trial.
1t is probable Colonel Burns will be
| COurtmaTtialed.
TREASURY NOTES.
! WASHINGTON, Aug. il The Treasurer
having accumulated supply If one snd
! ana two dollar silver certificates sufficient
to meet the current heavy demand, has
arranged for a prompt delivery Of these
bills to banks, bankers and others making
the required deposit from and sitter to-
morrow. The issue OF these notes has
been suspended since May /, last.
a statement prepared at the Treasury
Department to show the status of the
loan makes the following exhibit:
| Total amount of the loAn, S305, ISL, 50.
Redeemed under cslls, S292. 475, $50.
| Purchased, 1882, 250.
| Called and outstanding, 81, 7S3, $50.
REPORT OF SURVEYOR. GENERAL OF NEW
MEXICO.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-George W
Julian, Surveyor General Of New Mexico,
has made his annual report to theCommis-
sioners of the General LsndOfice. He says
that the demand torFpublic surveys in the
Territory are growing. He is Of the opin-
ion that the department should encour-
age the immigration now going on By a
more liberal policy Of pushing public sur
yeys than now prevails. The repor'
states that during the year eight7-one
mineral surveys have been approved
against forty one Of the preceding year,
which tends to show greater activity in
developing the minerai resources of the
Territory. He fnds that in cases since
examined the government has been
defrsuded to shocking extent. The
Estimiks grant, he says, which was ap-
proved for 4l5,O3G acres, is fraudulent
aud void, and this large area has been
appropriated to private uses without war
rant OF law. He thinks also that 80 600
acres OF the So, 2G9 acres approved in the
Socorro grant is illegally Included il the